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Abstract
Máquina de café expreso que comprende una unidad (101) que suministra el agua caliente, y unos medios portafiltros (2, 102) capaces de contener una dosis preenvasada (3) de café en polvo, y estando acoplados dicha unidad de suministro (101) y dichos medios portafiltros (2, 102) entre sí de forma estanca y estando comprendida la trayectoria del movimiento de acoplamiento en un plano sustancialmente perpendicular al plano medio de acoplamiento de dicha unidad de suministro (101) y dichos medios portafiltros (2, 102), entrando en contacto las superficies de dicha unidad (101) que suministra dichos medios portafiltros (2, 102) únicamente al acoplarse los mismos, en la que dichos medios portafiltros comprenden una pestaña de cierre (2) articulada en un extremo con el cuerpo (1, 301) de dicha máquina, estando provisto el extremo opuesto de medios de acoplamiento desmontables (302, 402) destinados para acoplarse con medios de acoplamiento (501, 511) adecuados proporcionados en la pared del cuerpo de dicha máquina, caracterizada porque dicha máquina comprende un elemento expulsor (401) dispuesto en las proximidades de la periferia de dicha unidad de suministro (101) y que sobresale perpendicularmente con respecto al plano medio de acoplamiento de dicha unidad de suministro (101) y dichos medios portafiltros (2, 102), dicho elemento expulsor (401) estando provisto en su extremo libre de medios (421) capaces de cooperar con el borde exterior (103) de dicha cápsula preenvasada (3) sobresaliendo hacia fuera desde dichos medios portafiltros (2, 102), para que se produzca la expulsión de la misma tras la separación de dichos medios portafiltros (2, 102) de dicha unidad de suministro (101).Espresso coffee machine comprising a unit (101) that supplies hot water, and filter holder means (2, 102) capable of containing a pre-packaged dose (3) of coffee powder, and said supply unit (101) being coupled and said filter holder means (2, 102) with each other in a sealed manner and the path of the coupling movement being comprised in a plane substantially perpendicular to the average coupling plane of said supply unit (101) and said filter holder means (2, 102) , the surfaces of said unit (101) which supplies said filter holder means (2, 102) coming into contact only when they are coupled, in which said filter holder means comprise a closing flange (2) articulated at one end with the body ( 1, 301) of said machine, the opposite end being provided with removable coupling means (302, 402) intended to engage with suitable coupling means (501, 511) provided on the wall of the body of said machine, characterized in that said machine comprises an ejector element (401) arranged in the vicinity of the periphery of said supply unit (101) and protruding perpendicularly with respect to the average coupling plane of said supply unit (101 ) and said filter holder means (2, 102), said ejector element (401) being provided at its free end of means (421) capable of cooperating with the outer edge (103) of said pre-packaged capsule (3) protruding outwardly from said filter holder means (2, 102), so that the expulsion thereof occurs after the separation of said filter holder means (2, 102) from said supply unit (101).
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Máquina de café expreso.Espresso machine
La presente invención se refiere a máquinas de café expreso en las que el café se introduce en forma de cartuchos precargados, es decir, las llamadas "bolsas monodosis" (pods) o "cápsulas", o similares.The present invention relates to espresso coffee machines in which coffee is introduced in the form of pre-filled cartridges, that is, the so-called "single-dose bags" ( pods ) or "capsules", or the like.
Las máquinas de café expreso, que hasta hace pocos años estaban destinadas fundamentalmente a un uso profesional, en la actualidad también se han generalizado en el ámbito doméstico. Para hacer que el uso de estas máquinas resulte más sencillo y práctico y para uniformar los estándares de calidad del producto, concretamente el café dispensado, desde hace algunos años se han proporcionado dosis preenvasadas de café en polvo, contenidas en envases hechos de papel, plástico, aluminio o similares, que normalmente se denominan cápsulas.The espresso machines, which even makes few years were primarily intended for professional use, today they have also become general in the field domestic. To make the use of these machines more simple and practical and to standardize the quality standards of the product, specifically the coffee dispensed, for some years pre-packaged doses of coffee powder, contained in containers made of paper, plastic, aluminum or similar, which They are usually called capsules.
La máquina de expreso que usa este tipo de cápsula resulta, sin duda, más sencilla de usar y proporciona una infusión de café cuyas características dependen exclusivamente de la cantidad de agua utilizada; en la práctica, se han eliminado básicamente las etapas de rellenado y compresión del filtro, que no están lo suficientemente automatizadas como para que el producto se popularice a gran escala. Además, en general, la máquina es mucho más limpia y su mantenimiento no plantea especiales problemas.The express machine that uses this type of capsule is undoubtedly easier to use and provides a coffee infusion whose characteristics depend exclusively on the amount of water used; in practice, they have been removed basically the filling and compression stages of the filter, which does not are automated enough for the product to popularize on a large scale. Also, in general, the machine is a lot cleaner and maintenance does not pose special problems.
En la solicitud de patente n.º WO 2005/002405, a nombre del mismo solicitante, se describe una máquina de café expreso que comprende un depósito de almacenamiento de agua, una bomba para llevar dicha agua a una caldera, una unidad que suministra el agua caliente y unos medios portafiltros que pueden contener una dosis de café en polvo, que preferentemente viene preenvasado; dicha unidad de suministro y dichos medios portafiltros se acoplan entre sí de forma estanca y la trayectoria del movimiento de acoplamiento está comprendida en un plano sustancialmente perpendicular al plano medio de acoplamiento de dicha unidad de suministro y dichos medios portafiltros, y las superficies de dicha unidad que suministra dichos medios portafiltros entran en contacto únicamente al acoplarse los mismos.In patent application No. WO 2005/002405, a name of the same applicant, a coffee machine is described Express comprising a water storage tank, a pump to bring said water to a boiler, a unit that supplies hot water and filter media that can contain a dose of coffee powder, which preferably comes prepackaged; said supply unit and said filter holder means they are tightly coupled to each other and the trajectory of the coupling movement is comprised in a plane substantially perpendicular to the middle coupling plane of said supply unit and said filter holder means, and the surfaces of said unit that supplies said means filter holders only come into contact when the same.
Esta máquina posee numerosas ventajas incuestionables en comparación con el tipo de máquinas que se conocen; no obstante, presenta el inconveniente de que la cápsula no se expulsa del portafiltros usando unos medios sencillos que puedan funcionar inmediatamente después de la extracción de la infusión de café. De hecho, si se desea preparar un café justo después de haber hecho otro, es necesario esperar unos minutos hasta que la cápsula se enfríe y pueda ser manipulada, o habrá que emplear instrumentos especiales tales como, pinzas, por ejemplo, lo cual hace que la operación resulte definitivamente poco práctica.This machine has many advantages unquestionable compared to the type of machines that are they know however, it has the disadvantage that the capsule it is not ejected from the filter holder using simple means that can function immediately after removal of the coffee infusion In fact, if you want to prepare a fair coffee after having done another one, it is necessary to wait a few minutes until the capsule is cooled and can be manipulated, or it will be necessary employ special instruments such as tweezers, for example, what which makes the operation definitely little practice.
En el documento FR-A-2745995, el procedimiento conlleva la retirada del portatazas y del portafiltros que forma parte de la extracción vertical, y la combinación de la caldera existente con un equipo de extracción horizontal (5) que incluye un cuerpo (6) con un receptáculo retráctil (7) para el sobrecito (1), que se coloca entre dos ranuras verticales y se expulsa mediante la retracción de su receptáculo una vez preparada la infusión. El cuerpo está provisto de una placa de filtro (15) con una forma y una posición que colaboran con una parte complementaria de la caldera, de forma que la parte central del sobrecito quede apresada entre ellas. El receptáculo se despliega y se retrae mediante un accionador electromecánico (29).In the document FR-A-2745995, the procedure entails the removal of the cup holder and the filter holder that forms part of the vertical extraction, and the combination of the boiler existing with a horizontal extraction equipment (5) that includes a body (6) with a retractable receptacle (7) for the envelope (1), which is placed between two vertical slots and ejected by the retraction of its receptacle once the infusion is prepared. He body is provided with a filter plate (15) with a shape and a position that collaborate with a complementary part of the boiler, so that the central part of the envelope is caught between they. The receptacle is deployed and retracted by a electromechanical actuator (29).
En el documento US 2003/0071056, se describe un mecanismo expulsor para una máquina dispensadora de bebidas, que comprende un portacartuchos de un tamaño adecuado para recibir un cartucho de bebida; se proporciona un expulsor de cartuchos, que reacciona ante el movimiento que realiza el portacartuchos desde una posición para servir la bebida hasta una posición para cargar el cartucho. Evidentemente, tal máquina presenta varias complicaciones en su construcción que impiden cumplir con los requisitos de una máquina como la anteriormente citada.In document US 2003/0071056, a ejector mechanism for a beverage dispensing machine, which comprises a cartridge holder of a suitable size to receive a beverage cartridge; a cartridge ejector is provided, which reacts to the movement made by the cartridge holder from a position to serve the drink to a position to load the cartridge. Obviously, such a machine has several complications in its construction that prevent meeting the requirements of a Machine like the one mentioned above.
Por lo tanto, la presente invención tiene por objeto proporcionar una máquina que pueda expulsar automáticamente las cápsulas preenvasadas usadas inmediatamente después de que se hayan sometido a la extracción, sin que se lleven a cabo modificaciones complicadas y costosas en su estructura.Therefore, the present invention has for object provide a machine that can automatically eject pre-packaged capsules used immediately after it have undergone extraction, without being carried out complicated and expensive modifications in its structure.
La presente invención se refiere a una máquina de café expreso que comprende una unidad que suministra el agua caliente, y unos medios portafiltros capaces de contener una dosis preenvasada de café en polvo, y dicha unidad de suministro y dichos medios portafiltros se acoplan entre sí de forma estanca y la trayectoria del movimiento de acoplamiento está comprendida en un plano sustancialmente perpendicular al plano medio de acoplamiento de dicha unidad de suministro y dichos medios portafiltros, y las superficies de dicha unidad que suministra dichos medios portafiltros entran en contacto únicamente al acoplarse los mismos; y dicha máquina comprende un elemento expulsor dispuesto en las proximidades de la periferia de dicha unidad de suministro y que sobresale perpendicularmente con respecto al plano medio de acoplamiento de dicha unidad de suministro y dichos medios portafiltros, y dicho elemento expulsor está provisto, en su extremo libre, de unos medios capaces de colaborar con el borde exterior de dicha cápsula preenvasada que sobresale hacia fuera desde dichos medios portafiltros, para que se produzca la expulsión de la misma tras la separación de dichos medios portafiltros de dicha unidad de suministro.The present invention relates to a machine of espresso coffee comprising a unit that supplies the water hot, and a filter holder capable of containing a dose pre-packaged coffee powder, and said supply unit and said filter holders are coupled together in a sealed manner and the trajectory of the coupling movement is comprised in a plane substantially perpendicular to the average coupling plane of said supply unit and said filter holder means, and the surfaces of said unit that supplies said means filter holders come into contact only when they are coupled; and said machine comprises an ejector element arranged in the proximities of the periphery of said supply unit and that protrudes perpendicular to the median plane of coupling of said supply unit and said means filter holder, and said ejector element is provided, at its end free, of means capable of collaborating with the outer edge of said pre-packaged capsule protruding outward from said filter holder means, for the expulsion of the same after separation of said filter holder means from said unit of supply.
En una forma de realización preferida, dicho elemento expulsor comprende un brazo que está tensado elásticamente, conectado por un extremo a la pared de dicha máquina en las proximidades de dicha unidad de suministro y provisto, en el extremo opuesto, de unos medios para acoplarse con el borde periférico de dicha cápsula preenvasada.In a preferred embodiment, said ejector element comprises an arm that is elastically tensioned, connected at one end to the wall of said machine in the proximities of said supply unit and provided, in the opposite end, of means for engaging with the edge peripheral of said pre-packaged capsule.
En otra forma de realización preferida, el plano medio de acoplamiento de dicha unidad de suministro y dichos medios portafiltros es perpendicular al plano de apoyo del cuerpo de la máquina. De acuerdo con la presente invención, dichos medios portafiltros comprenden una pestaña de cierre que está articulada en un extremo del cuerpo de dicha máquina, estando provisto el extremo opuesto de unos medios de acoplamiento desmontables diseñados para acoplarse con unos medios de acoplamiento adecuados proporcionados en la pared del cuerpo de dicha máquina.In another preferred embodiment, the plane coupling means of said supply unit and said means filter holder is perpendicular to the support plane of the body of the machine. In accordance with the present invention, said means filter holders comprise a closure tab that is articulated in one end of the body of said machine, the end being provided opposite of removable coupling means designed to coupled with suitable coupling means provided on the wall of the body of said machine.
Los medios de acoplamiento de dicha pestaña de cierre están formados, ventajosamente, de manera que ocupen el huelgo existente entre dicha pestaña de cierre y el cuerpo de la máquina.The coupling means of said tab of closure are advantageously formed so that they occupy the strike existing between said closing tab and the body of the machine.
Se pondrán de manifiesto otras ventajas y características de la presente invención en la siguiente descripción detallada de una forma de realización de la misma, que se proporciona a modo de ejemplo no restrictivo, en referencia a los dibujos ilustrativos adjuntos, en los que:Other advantages will be revealed and characteristics of the present invention in the following description detailed of an embodiment thereof, which is provides by way of non-restrictive example, in reference to accompanying illustrative drawings, in which:
la fig. 1 es una vista en alzado lateral, con algunas partes seccionadas transversalmente, de un detalle de una forma de realización de la máquina de acuerdo con la presente invención, que se muestra en el momento de introducir la cápsula preenvasada;fig. 1 is a side elevation view, with some cross-sectional parts, of a detail of a embodiment of the machine according to the present invention, shown at the time of introducing the capsule pre-packaged;
la fig. 2 es una vista similar a la de la fig. 1, en la que se muestra la máquina mientras se sirve la infusión de café;fig. 2 is a view similar to that of fig. 1, in which the machine is shown while serving the infusion of coffee;
la fig. 3 muestra la etapa en la que se produce la expulsión de la cápsula tras servir el café; yfig. 3 shows the stage in which it occurs the expulsion of the capsule after serving the coffee; Y
la fig. 4 es una vista en planta desde arriba del detalle de la máquina en la configuración que se muestra en la fig. 2.fig. 4 is a top view of the detail of the machine in the configuration shown in the fig. 2.
La figura 1 muestra un detalle relativo a una forma de realización de la invención; el número 1 indica la pared del cuerpo de la máquina de acuerdo con la presente invención. La pared 1 posee el orificio roscado 201, dentro del cual se introduce la unidad 101 que suministra agua caliente a presión, por medio del acoplamiento entre la pieza terminal 111 provista de la rosca 121 y dicho orificio roscado 201; la unidad está provista de un cabezal pulverizador 131. La pared 1 posee, sobresaliendo de la misma, bajo la unidad 101, los soportes 301, en los que está acoplada la pestaña de cierre 2 en la que se encuentran los medios portafiltros 102, por medio de los pasadores 311. El brazo 401, que se acopla de forma pivotante, por un extremo, con la pared 1, por medio del pasador 431, está situado justo encima de la unidad 101, mientras que en el otro extremo posee el gancho 421. Por último, el soporte saliente 501 sobre el que está dispuesta la barra 511 está colocado en el extremo superior de la pared 1.Figure 1 shows a detail related to a embodiment of the invention; number 1 indicates the wall of the machine body according to the present invention. The wall 1 has threaded hole 201, into which it is inserted the unit 101 that supplies hot water under pressure, by means of the coupling between end piece 111 provided with thread 121 and said threaded hole 201; the unit is provided with a head sprayer 131. Wall 1 has, protruding from it, under unit 101, brackets 301, in which the closure tab 2 in which the filter holder means are located 102, by means of pins 311. The arm 401, which engages pivotally, at one end, with wall 1, by means of the pin 431, is located just above unit 101, while which at the other end has hook 421. Finally, the support projection 501 on which the bar 511 is arranged is placed at the upper end of the wall 1.
El portafiltros 102 está situado sustancialmente en el centro de la pestaña de cierre 2 y posee una cavidad 122, cuyas paredes laterales 112 se estrechan hacia el borde exterior. La parte inferior de dicha cavidad 122 tiene formado en su interior un relieve anular que sobresale axialmente y que sostiene la cápsula preenvasada 3 de café en polvo, provista de un reborde que sobresale radialmente 103 y que se sitúa en el borde exterior de dicha cavidad 122. En el centro de la pared inferior de dicha cavidad 122, está formado un orificio axial 142 que se comunica con el conducto 202 formado en dicha pestaña de cierre 2. Sobre el extremo de dicha pestaña de cierre 2 opuesto al que está conectado con los soportes 301, se halla dispuesto un soporte saliente 502 provisto de una barra transversal 512 sobre la que va montado, por medio del ojete pasante 332, el fiador 302 provisto del diente 312 en un extremo, mientras que el otro extremo está conectado de forma pivotante con el pasador 412 de una palanca 402, por medio del ojete pasante 332. La palanca 402 está provista, en un extremo, de la empuñadura 422 y, en el extremo opuesto, está conectada de forma pivotante con el pasador 522 sujeto al soporte 502. El fiador 302 está tensado elásticamente por el muelle 602, que está fijado por un extremo a la pestaña de cierre 2 por medio de los tornillos 612.The filter holder 102 is located substantially in the center of the closing flange 2 and has a cavity 122, whose side walls 112 narrow towards the outer edge. The lower part of said cavity 122 has formed inside annular relief protruding axially and holding the capsule pre-packaged 3 coffee powder, provided with a flange that radially protrudes 103 and is located at the outer edge of said cavity 122. In the center of the lower wall of said cavity 122, an axial hole 142 is formed which communicates with the conduit 202 formed in said closure flange 2. On the end of said closure tab 2 opposite to the one connected with the supports 301, an outgoing support 502 is arranged provided with a crossbar 512 on which it is mounted, by through the eyelet 332, the latch 302 provided with the tooth 312 at one end, while the other end is connected so pivoting with pin 412 of a lever 402, by means of the through eye 332. The lever 402 is provided, at one end, with the handle 422 and, at the opposite end, is connected so pivoting with pin 522 attached to bracket 502. The latch 302 is elastically tensioned by the spring 602, which is fixed by a end to closing flange 2 by means of screws 612
La figura 4 muestra claramente el sistema para cerrar la pestaña de cierre 2 sobre la pared 1 de la máquina de acuerdo con la invención; se usan los mismos números para identificar las partes que sean idénticas. En particular, se puede observar cómo la palanca 412 se tensa elásticamente por medio del 532 enrollado alrededor del pasador 522 y bloqueado en su otro extremo por la barra 512.Figure 4 clearly shows the system for close the closing tab 2 on the wall 1 of the machine according to the invention; the same numbers are used to Identify the parts that are identical. In particular, you can observe how lever 412 is elastically tensioned by means of the 532 wrapped around pin 522 and locked on its other end by bar 512.
A continuación, se aclarará el principio de funcionamiento de la máquina de acuerdo con la invención, haciendo referencia a lo que se muestra en las figuras 2 y 3. Tras introducir la cápsula preenvasada 3 en el portafiltros 102, la pestaña de cierre 2 se cierra contra la pared 1 de la máquina del modo que se muestra en la figura 2. En esta situación, el diente 312 del fiador 302 se engancha en la barra 511 del soporte 501 y el cierre se lleva a cabo empujando la palanca 402 hacia abajo hasta que se lleva a la posición que se muestra. La unidad 101 puede suministrar agua caliente a presión, con la que se forma la infusión de café. Cabe señalar que el fiador 302, que pivota con respecto a la barra 512 del soporte 502 y al pasador 412 de la palanca 402, permite cerrar la pestaña de cierre capaz de ocupar cualquier huelgo y garantizar el acoplamiento estanco del portafiltros 102 y de la unidad de suministro 101.Next, the principle of operation of the machine according to the invention, making reference to what is shown in figures 2 and 3. After entering the pre-packaged capsule 3 in the filter holder 102, the tab closure 2 closes against wall 1 of the machine in the manner shown in figure 2. In this situation, tooth 312 of the sear 302 engages in the bar 511 of the support 501 and the closure is carried out by pushing lever 402 down until it is carried to the position shown. Unit 101 can supply water hot under pressure, with which the coffee infusion is formed. Fits point out that the latch 302, which pivots with respect to the bar 512 of support 502 and pin 412 of lever 402, allows closing the closing tab capable of occupying any strike and guarantee the tight coupling of the filter holder 102 and the supply 101.
Durante la siguiente etapa, que se muestra en la figura 3, el fiador 302 se abre, haciendo que su diente 312 se desenganche de la barra 511, empujando el mango 422 de la palanca 402 hacia arriba; con el movimiento de la pestaña de cierre 2 que la aleja de la pared 1, el extremo con forma de gancho 421 del brazo 401, que durante la etapa previa se apoyaba contra la pared lateral externa del portafiltros 102, entra en contacto con el reborde radial 103 de la cápsula preenvasada 3 usada. Como puede observarse, la cápsula 3 se extraerá de la cavidad 122 y podrá caer, por ejemplo, en el cajón de recogida 10, que se muestra con líneas de puntos y rayas en la figura; la cápsula expulsada también se muestra con líneas de puntos y rayas y se indica con el número 3'. Dicho cajón 10 se introduce en la estructura de la máquina de café de forma que se pueda extraer, y está provisto de un mango de sujeción 11. De este modo, la máquina estará lista para introducir una nueva cápsula preenvasada de café en polvo. Es evidente que debe existir un hueco pasante entre la pared 1 de la máquina y la pestaña de cierre 2 por el que pueda pasar la cápsula 3 para dirigirse hacia el cajón 10. Este hueco, en la forma de realización que se muestra, se obtiene dejando libre el espacio situado entre los soportes 301 que sobresalen de la pared 1 y con los que está articulada la pestaña de cierre 2, la pared 1 y la pestaña de cierre 2. Evidentemente, resultaría igualmente eficaz disponer de una abertura formada en la pared por debajo de la unidad de suministro 101 y comunicada con el cajón 10; en este caso, no sería necesario proporcionar ningún hueco pasante entre la pestaña de cierre 2 y la pared 1, y dicha pestaña de cierre funcionaría como una rampa de descarga.During the next stage, shown in the Figure 3, the latch 302 opens, making its tooth 312 disengagement of the bar 511, pushing the handle 422 of the lever 402 up; with the movement of the closing tab 2 which away from the wall 1, the hook-shaped end 421 of the arm 401, which during the previous stage leaned against the side wall external of the filter holder 102, comes into contact with the flange radial 103 of the prepackaged capsule 3 used. As can be seen, the capsule 3 will be removed from the cavity 122 and may fall, by example, in the collection drawer 10, shown with lines of dots and stripes in the figure; the ejected capsule is also It shows with dotted lines and stripes and is indicated by the number 3 '. Said drawer 10 is introduced into the structure of the coffee machine so that it can be extracted, and is provided with a handle of clamping 11. In this way, the machine will be ready to enter a new pre-packaged coffee powder capsule. It is evident that there must be a through hole between the wall 1 of the machine and the closure tab 2 through which capsule 3 can pass to go to drawer 10. This hole, in the embodiment shown, is obtained by freeing the space between the brackets 301 protruding from the wall 1 and with which it is articulated closure tab 2, wall 1 and flange closure 2. Obviously, it would be equally effective to have an opening formed in the wall below the unit supply 101 and communicated with drawer 10; in this case, it would not be it is necessary to provide any through gap between the tab closure 2 and wall 1, and said closure tab would function as a discharge ramp.
La máquina diseñada de esta manera resuelve de forma extremadamente sencilla el problema de la expulsión de las cápsulas de café en polvo usadas, con un aumento evidente en la seguridad y facilidad de uso, así como en la limpieza, debido al hecho de que el usuario no tiene que manipular directamente la cápsula expulsada de la máquina.The machine designed in this way meets extremely easy the problem of expulsion of used coffee powder capsules, with an obvious increase in safety and ease of use, as well as cleaning, due to the fact that the user does not have to directly manipulate the capsule ejected from the machine.
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Esta lista de referencias citadas por el solicitante es sólo para la comodidad del lector. No forma parte del documento de patente europea. Aunque se ha tomado especial cuidado en la compilación de las referencias, no se pueden excluir errores u omisiones y la OEP rechaza toda responsabilidad a este respecto.This list of references cited by the Applicant is only for the convenience of the reader. Not a part of the European patent document. Although it has been taken special careful in the compilation of references, cannot be excluded errors or omissions and the EPO rejects all responsibility to this respect.
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